Feed-bag.



PATENTED FEB. 5, 1907.

w. H. ROBINSON.

FEED BAG. APPLIOATION FILED 313.20, 1906.

W/ TNESSES:

A 7TOHNEYS SON, a citizen of the ing drawings, forming a part of this specifica when thebag is in position UNITED sures earner orriion.

WILLIAM H. ROBINSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y'., ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO FREDl JlEtICK HULBERG, YORK, N. Y.

7 FEED-BAG- No. 843,552. Specification of Letters Patent; Patented Feb. 5, 19 .7- Applicatior filed February 20, 1906. Serial No. 302,060. To all whom it may concern: the grain will find a lodgment in the recess Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. ROBIN- United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State-of New Yor have invented a new and Improved Feed-Bag, of which the following is a full, i clear, and exact description.

thus formed and may be readily taken up by the animal; but the opening 12, may be omitted and the bottom of the body made plain, or it may be provided with an elongated depression; but the leather is retained protect the toneme of the animalin cold My invention relates to an improvement in weather. feed-bags, and has for its object to provide a humane bag, one so constructed that the nostrils of the horse will not be inclosed when feeding, and enabling the animal to freely breathe at such time. Y

. Another urpose of the invention is to provide a fee -bag consisting of a tray from which the animal takes the feed, one or more receptacles for the storage of the feed and having valve-controlled outlets leading to the tray, and means for opening the valves upon the animal, whereby the animal cannot only feed and have its nostrils exposed, but whereby also the i'e'ed is fed to the tray just as needed, thus obviating waste.

The invention consists. the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims. I i

Reference is to be had to the accompanywhere the offsets 11 connect with the body, and attaching the vertical edges of strips of fabric 14 to the said plates 14 adjacent to their longitudinal edges, the bottom edges of the strips of fabric 14? being also secured in any approved manner to the upper marginal portion of the-offsets 1 1.

An endless strap 15is laced through the upper portion of the pliable members 14 of the receptacles B, and those portions 15 of the said strap crossingthe space 0 between the animals neck when the bag is placed in position for feeding, and at such time the strapv 15 also serves as a draw-string, as when. the rece tacles B have received their quota of feed t 1e strap is utilized to gather in and close the mouth portions of the-receptacles, as is illustrated inFig. 2.

A chin-piece 16, also preferably of fabric, extends from one receptacle B to the other at the rear of the body-section A, and the receptacles are also connected at their forwardportions by straps 17, one of the straps being provided with a suitable buckle 18, as is shown in Fig. 1. An 0 ening 19 is made in the lowerend of the p ate or stiff strip 14 of each receptacle B, and in the form of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 a pocket 20 -is formed at the rear of each of the openings 19, extending within the receptacles, and the said pockets areprovided at their upper portions with covers 21, held normally closed by suitable springs 22.. Each cover 21 has one end of a cord 23 attached thereto, the other end of said cord being usu ally carried up and secured to the upper edge portion of a receptacle B. Thus by drawing tion, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved teed-bag. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the same, the mouth portion of the bag being closed. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through a slightly-modified form of the bag,- and Fig. 4 is a sectional side elevation of a further modified form of the bag.

The device consists, primarily, of a tray A and receptacles B. The tray A is preferably made oi neta'l, although other stiii material may be employed, and said traycomprises an oblong or oval body 10, which is segmental in cross-section and opposing side ofisets'll from the said body, the upper edges of the offsets being preferably flush with the upper edges of the body 10. Ordinarily in the botupward upon the cords '23 the valves or coytom of the body 10' an elongated opening 12 ers 21 can be opened and held open,permit is made, and this o ening is-closed bya strip ting the grain to gradually feed from both 13, ususillyof leat receptacles into the tray,

er, which is attached to the bottom of the body of the tray, so that i the animal will whenthe tray is made of metal'in orderto The receptacles are formed by securing plates 14 of desired height to the body 10,

the receptacles are adapted to be passed over 10 of the tray and in this manner be kept supplied with suffrference relates cient ain to bra "satisfactory and yet not enoug 'atan'y, one time to be Wasted.

In the construction shown in Fig. 3 the difonly to the bag is suspended and in the construction of the valves for the openings 19.

construction shown" in F ig. 3 the valves 21 are slide-valves, moving through .suitable guides 24, secured to the inner faces of the inner walls ofthe rece tacles formed by the aforesaid strips'14;- 1 Th ably made wide atthe bottom, so that the openings 19 may"b.e madeaquite Wide; but

th upper portionsfof the valves are made u1te narrow, or those portions passing t ough the guides, so as to form a stem for.

each-guide, and thesestemsare ordinarily h carried up to-the upper edges of'the recepta l cles, where the ends of a strap25 are attachedthereto. This strap is uti-lized\ to support the bag in position for feeding, and

l the said loops. A

cles. shown-1n either Figs. 1

consequently when: the bag is-p'laced over the head of the animal the weight of the bag will open the valves andkeep themopen, the valves being prevented and the suspension-strap 25 passes through of the bag is provided for. each-receptacle B.

In the form ofth'e device shown in Fig. 4

the tray A isa single trayjand its rear end is curved at the bottom, While its forward end portion is practically straight. ceptacle B, only one ofwhich is employed, is constructed identically with the receptaor 3 and isflocated at the rear end portion of the tray, being suitably attached thereto, and guardstrips 28 are usually provided at the upper forwardside portions of the tray A, extendingfrom the front to the receptacle B, and.

- a suitable suspension-strap 29 is attachedto I the said single receptacle B.

described my invention, I

Havingthus claim'asnew and desire tosecure by'Letters Patent- 1. A fee.dbag. consisting of a tray, ing receptacles located at opposite the tray, having openings leading valves for the said openings, and supports for the'manner in which Under the ese valves are prefer frommoving too far upward by. loops 26, provided at the upper edges of the receptacles over the valve-stems,

drawstring 27 in this form strips of fabric secured to The re.

ing an opening fabric secured to the tray and to the longitw oppos-J' sides of. thereto,

the bag connected with said valves, whereby when the bag is in position for feeding the said valves are opened and so held. 2. A feed-bag, comprising a tray,

opposing receptacles at the sides of the tray 1ng openings leading-into the same, slidevalves for closing said openlngs, and a strap having its ends attached to the said valves. 3 Afeed-bag, comprising an oblong tray having opposing offsets, plates secured to the having openings in their the longitudinal the upper edges 4; A feed-bag, comprising an aving opposing offsets, plates secured to the tray at the junction of the tray, said plates being provided with openedges of the plates and to of the offsets of the tray.

oblong tray ings in their lower ends, strips of fabric attached to the upper edges of the offsets and toy the longitudinal edges of the plates, valves for controlling the openings, and means for. operating the valves. g

.5. A feed-bag, comprising a tray having opposing offsets, plates secured to the tray at the unctionof the offsets with the tray, said 6 c tray at the junction of the offsets with the I tray, said plates lower ends, and strips of fabric attached to offsets with the plates having openings in their lower ends,

n the upper edges of the offsets and to the longitudinal edges of the plates, and forming with the plates receptacles, valves mounted to slide'on the said plates and adapted In testimony whereof I have signed my.

name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. WILLIAM: ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

. GEORGE IsAAos',

CHARLES MINOK.

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